UPSC Civil Services Mains 2021 — Essay
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Every question from the UPSC Civil Services Mains 2021 Essay, transcribed from the commission's own paper in both Hindi and English and reproduced here with its printed marks and word limits. Conducted by the Union Public Service Commission. Free to read. Attempt any question by hand and send the copy in to have it marked against this paper's own scale.
Time Allowed : Three Hours
Maximum Marks : 250
Question Paper Specific Instructions
- प्रश्नों के उत्तर देने से पहले निम्नलिखित प्रत्येक अनुदेश को कृपया ध्यानपूर्वक पढ़ें
- खण्ड A और B में प्रत्येक से एक-एक चुनकर, दो निबन्ध लिखिए जो प्रत्येक लगभग 1000-1200 शब्दों में हो ।
- प्रवेश-पत्र में प्राधिकृत माध्यम में निबन्ध लिखना आवश्यक है तथा इस माध्यम का स्पष्ट उल्लेख प्रश्न-सह-उत्तर (क्यू. सी. ए.) पुस्तिका के मुखपृष्ठ पर निर्दिष्ट स्थान पर करना आवश्यक है। प्राधिकृत माध्यम के अलावा अन्य माध्यम में लिखे गए उत्तरों पर अंक नहीं दिए जाएँगे।
- प्रश्नों के उत्तर निर्दिष्ट शब्द-संख्या के अनुसार होने चाहिए।
- प्रश्न-सह-उत्तर पुस्तिका में खाली छोड़े गए किसी पृष्ठ अथवा पृष्ठ के भाग को पूर्णतः काट दीजिए।
- Please read each of the following instructions carefully before attempting questions.
- Write TWO Essays, choosing ONE from each of the Sections A and B, in about 1000-1200 words each. (125 x 2 = 250)
- The ESSAY must be written in the medium authorized in the Admission Certificate which must be stated clearly on the cover of this Question-cum-Answer (QCA) Booklet in the space provided. No marks will be given for answers written in medium other than the authorized one.
- Word limit, as specified, should be adhered to.
- Any page or portion of the page left blank in the Question-cum-Answer Booklet must be clearly struck off.
HXS-G-ESSY
Section A
- 1.
आत्म-संधान की प्रक्रिया अब तकनीकी रूप से वाह्य स्रोतों को सौंप दी गई है ।
125The process of self-discovery has now been technologically outsourced.
(Answer in 1200 words)
- 2.
आप की मेरे बारे में धारणा, आपकी सोच दर्शाती है; आपके प्रति मेरी प्रतिक्रिया, मेरा संस्कार है ।
125Your perception of me is a reflection of you; my reaction to you is an awareness of me.
(Answer in 1200 words)
- 3.
इच्छारहित होने का दर्शन काल्पनिक आदर्श (युटोपिया) है, जबकि भौतिकता माया है ।
125Philosophy of wantlessness is Utopian, while materialism is a chimera.
(Answer in 1200 words)
- 4.
सत् ही यथार्थ है और यथार्थ ही सत् है ।
125The real is rational and the rational is real.
(Answer in 1200 words)
Section B
- 5.
पालना झूलाने वाले हाथों में ही संसार की बागडोर होती है ।
125Hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.
(Answer in 1200 words)
- 6.
शोध क्या है, ज्ञान के साथ एक अजनबी मुलाकात !
125What is research, but a blind date with knowledge !
(Answer in 1200 words)
- 7.
इतिहास स्वयं को दोहराता है, पहली बार एक त्रासदी के रूप में, दूसरी बार एक प्रहसन के रूप में ।
125History repeats itself, first as a tragedy, second as a farce.
(Answer in 1200 words)
- 8.
"सर्वोत्तम कार्यप्रणाली" से बेहतर कार्यप्रणालियाँ भी होती हैं ।
125There are better practices to "best practices".
(Answer in 1200 words)
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Source: UPSC CSE Mains 2021 — ESSAY question paper (transcribed from scan)